Pimmel

German

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch piemel (“penis”). The further origin is uncertain. Closely related to Dutch piemelen (“to pee, water”) alongside dialectal pingelen, German pinkeln. These are likely onomatopoeic, but can also be compared to Dutch pink (“pinkie, little finger”), Low German Pink (“penis”). A further connection is made with Low German pümpeln (“to thrust, bump”), to which belong German pimpern (“to fuck”), southern Pimperl (“penis”). Finally Dutch piel (“penis”), cognate of Pfeil (“arrow”), and German bummeln, baumeln (“to dangle”), pimmeln (“to hang out idly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪməl/
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Noun

Pimmel m (strong, genitive Pimmels, plural Pimmel, diminutive Pimmelchen n)

  1. (colloquial) A penis.
    Synonyms: (dated) Glied n; (chiefly formal) Penis m; (childish) Pipimann m; (colloquial, slightly vulgar) Schwanz m; (vulgar) Schwengel m; (vulgar) Zumpf m
    • 1925, Otto zur Linde, Gesammelte Gedichte - Kapitel 77, So gieb dem Fleische:
      Schändlich ist der Mensch, der sein Fleisch ins Hurnhaus nahm / Des Zuhaltegeists, und mit kleinem oder großem Pimmel / Zelebriert Fleischüberhöhung in dem Diesseitshimmel
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Declension
Declension of Pimmel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pimmel die Pimmel
genitive eines des Pimmels der Pimmel
dative einem dem Pimmel den Pimmeln
accusative einen den Pimmel die Pimmel

Further reading
  • “Pimmel” in Duden online
  • “Pimmel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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